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Dutchman with Black Servant

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of man and a dark-skinned servant. The man has a mustache and a goatee. He wears a black jacket, white shirt, light-colored pants and a black hat. The man looks to the right. The dark-skinned man has short facial hair, long aquamarine hair, and a pink shirt. He looks up at the other man and points. Both figures are in front of a dark blue background. There is a yellow, pink, and orange curtain in the upper-left corner. There are also two vertically-placed banners with foreign writing.

Artwork Details

Date
1st month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
439 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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